Sketch challenge for I.C.C #50 using New Wonders stamp set.

Hello!
 And welcome to this fortnights challenge for Inspire. Create. Challenges and this time we have a wonderful sketch to inspire you!

I chose to flip the sketch, well a large part of it anyway by making a landscape card instead of a portrait one. That's the great thing about sketches, just flip them to suit your needs. As long as the basic elements are there (for a challenge) then you're all good and if you are just creating for you, well as long as it helps you create then great!
OK, back to this card, I used the new "Host only" stamp set New Wonders to make this...

I stampd with tiny stars from Little Twinkle using Versamark on the new Soft Seafoam card for the background.

Topped with a Blends coloured fairy from the New Wonders stamps.

Pop in a sentiment and a few adhesive sequins that's it! A simple and fun card!

So, if you'd like to see what the rest of the DT have made head over to the ICC blog and that's where you can add your creations too ;-)
Thanks so much for looking today :-)
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Sketch Challenge using Bloom and Grow for Inspire. Create. Challenges

Hello!
And welcome to this weeks Inspire. Create Challenge post. Can you believe we are on challenge #47?!
This week we have this wonderfully versatile sketch to work with...

And I knew I wanted to make a stamped and coloured wreath with some of the gorgeous flowers from the Bloom and Grow bundle! What a great set this is, especially if you love colouring :-)

 Once I'd coloured the flowers this sentiment just seemed perfect for the image, especially as we are heading straight into wedding season, right?

I layered the floral image onto Purple Posy card then heat embossed the sentiment in gold onto vellum, wrapping it behind the main panel to hide the glue. Finishing with a few sequins.

I am seriously loving colouring with my Blends right now, possibly helped by treating myself to a few new colours recently ;-)
What are you going to make for this challenge? Head to the challenge blog to check out the inspiration from the rest of the DT. It's a really great sketch and we've all made very different cards...
  Thanks for looking today!
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Products Used to create this project:

Bloom & Grow Bundle (£49.50)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (£5.50)	Whisper White A4 Cardstock (£9.00)	Purple Posy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (£8.50)	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (£8.50)	So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (£8.50)	Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack (£8.50)
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack (£8.50)	Embossing Buddy (£5.50)	Vellum A4 Cardstock (£9.25)	Versamark Pad (£8.75)	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (£5.50)	Heat Tool (Uk) (£28.00)	Purple Posy A4 Cardstock (£8.25)

Perfectly Paired (Noah's Ark) Baby Card for Inspire. Create. Challenges.

Hello there and welcome to another challenge with Inspire. Create and this week it's a "Baby" themed challenge. I seem to be surrounded by new babies here, my granddaughter was born in January, one dear friend had a baby a few weeks ago and another is due any day! I LOVE it!! And it also gives me an excuse to make lots of baby cards, whoop!

Todays make uses the Perfectly Paired, Noah's Ark style stamp. If you are a regular reader here you'll know that I do love a bit of colouring, be it watercolour (like here) or using Stampin' Blends (alcohol markers) so I knew I just had to get this stamp set as soon as I saw it! It is leaving us at the beginning of June though so if you love it too, make sure you get yours ;-)

Let's see todays make...

I stamped this image onto watercolour paper using memento and I did add clear embossing powder to the stamped outline to seal the ink in and prevent it running with the watercolouring. Honestly, usually it's perfectly ok but I find if you add a bit too much water (as you do sometimes when coloring on watercolour paper) it can run and I didn't want to get halfway through and have any ink bleeding so I heat embossed it to be sure ;-)

I used a combination of aqua painter and a blender pen with my ink pads (or you could use re-inkers) on smooth watercolour paper.

Stitched rectangle and the Be Mine Stitched Dies make up the pretty scalloped and stitched layers on this card.

So, that's my "Baby" make for this challenge, to see what the rest of the DT have made please do head to the challenge blog HERE and we'd love you to join in with this challenge too. 

And as I have so many babies around I will be back on Friday with another baby card for you!

'Till then, happy stamping!

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Products Used to create this project:

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies (£33.00)	Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies (£33.00)	Perfectly Paired Cling Stamp Set (£18.00)	Blender Pens (£11.25)	Aqua Painters (£16.00)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (£5.50)	Neutrals Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Assortment (£31.50)
Brights Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Assortment (£31.50)	Subtles Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Assortment (£31.50)	Regals Classic Stampin' Ink Refill Assortment (£31.50)

Gingham Paper and Dual Stitched Edged Rectangle Dies!

Hello to you today!
I have a really fun card for you today using the soon to be retiring Amazing Life stamps which are currently in a bundle with the, thankfully remaining, dual stitched rectangles. Gee, that's a mouthful, lol! Basically if you want the stamp set you could get it as a bundle now and save 10% or else you'll still be able to get the dies when the new catalogue comes out but not the stamps.
Anyway, I loved making this card as it really shows off the dual stitching of these rectangle dies and teamed with the gingham paper I think this gives this card a super, spring like feel...

 I simply held two dies together, skipping the middle size, using washi tape (or a post it note) before die cutting off the edge of a card front sized (10.5cm x 14.8cm UK size) thick white card layer.

 Add a card sized piece of gingham paper (it would look great in all colours, I think) flat to the card base before topping with the large part of the die cut card layer using foam pads.

 Decorate the inserts using the Amazing Life stamps (I coloured these flowers using my blender pens and ink pads) and add them in, again with foam pads, to finish.

 So, that's todays make, what do you think? I'm really hoping it inspires the better weather to make a return here ;-)
I have (another) a super busy week here but I will definately be back on Wednesday with another Inspire. Create. Challenge post so I do hope you'll join me then?
Thanks so much for looking today,
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Stampin' Hugs,

Products Used to create this project:

Amazing Life Photopolymer Bundle (£47.50)

Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set (£20.00)

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies (£33.00)

Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper (£10.25)

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (£7.25)